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Scottish patients must wait two years to see consultant

Sue Leonard, Scottish Health Correspondent

March 2 2003, 12:00am, The Sunday Times

Almost 4,000 patients have waited between 12 and 18 months while a further 886 waited between 18 months and two years. These patients are not included in official figures published by the government which only give the percentage of people seen within 26 weeks.